Business
Pure Catering is hiring, and you can join their Brisbane team
Pure Catering was born out of a passion to create a catering and event company that could exceed people’s expectations for catering, in particular wedding catering. An institution in the catering game, Pure Catering has been part of Brisbane and South East Queensland’s event scene for over 10 years – a lifetime in this profession! …
Rainbow Care home care services including NDIS & aged care
Rainbow Care provides home care services including Aged Care, NDIS Support Coordination, and NDIS Plan Management. They promote fabulous Rainbow Workers who support people in their home and community. Partners in life, and now in business, Marli and Christine say they strive for purpose and meaning in their working lives. They believe they achieve that …
Positions avail at List Local: projected $20M tech company
Imagine having the opportunity in 1994 to join Google? This year is your chance. 2021 sees the launch of List Local, a brand new Melbourne based tech company. List Local aims to put businesses around Australia on a list at the top of Google’s search results. The company has positions available with recruitment manager Sam …
Beware Wage Gougers: International students at particular risk
Miles Heffernan says a recent incident at Adelaide’s Gouger Street demonstrates the particular vulnerability of international students to wage gougers. However, as he explains, Australian laws provide protections for all employees in this country, regardless of their residency status. Recent viral footage of an incident at Adelaide’s Fun Tea Cafe highlighted the issue of wage …
Unfair dismissal: Know what your rights are at work
Have you been accused of serious misconduct at work? Many workers find themselves sacked for serious misconduct, but don’t know what it means, or what their rights are. Employers often accuse workers of serious misconduct for breaching minor company policy. In certain instances, sacked workers are eligible to file unfair dismissal claims. Serious misconduct rights …
How our over-60s can downsize in style at The Atrium Lutwyche
The Atrium Lutwyche, on Brisbane’s inner northside, is offering our over-60s the chance to downsize in style while staying in the area they know. The boutique retirement community, which opened in February at 15 High Street, Lutwyche, offers chic one and two bedroom apartments coupled with resort-style facilities just 4km from the city. The Atrium’s …
The Fork: Know your rights on JobKeeper – Miles Heffernan
In another example of an employer exploiting the JobKeeper wage subsidy, a hotel sacked a worker for refusing to work extra hours. Emma Scealy worked front of house at Hobart’s Customs House Hotel for a year. In March, the hotel told staff it would determine which staff to keep during the coronavirus shutdown. Management then …
Pride Business Spotlight: Brisbane celebrant Josh Hart
Brisbane celebrant Josh Hart specialises in creating memories designing tailor made ceremonies for life events from the cradle to the grave. As a marriage celebrant, Josh ensures a ceremony that reflects the happy couple whether a small intimate gathering or a larger formal ceremony. After all, a wedding day is one of the most memorable …
Australia’s volunteer firefighters deserve compensation
Volunteers fighting the current national bushfire crisis around Australia should receive compensation for their time, according to leading industrial advocate Miles Heffernan. His comments come after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced some volunteers would become eligible for payments to compensate them for lost income during time away from their regular employment. The bushfire payments Earlier …
Pride Business Spotlight: Pluses4U helping community onto NDIS
Pluses4U specialises in providing services for members of the LGBTIQ communities wishing to access services from the NDIS. Cole Naylor from Pluses4U (pictured) said he looks after the needs of people with intellectual, mental health and physical disabilities who look to access the NDIS. As doctors are not well-trained in completing the documentation required, Pluses4U …